Toilet structure for bathrooms or the like



Oct. 12, 1943.. L, E. BAGwELl. 2,331,592

TOILET STRUCTURE FOR BATHROOMS OR THE LIKE Filed May 11, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet l l lu aq Ufff INVENTOR. /Y//W E. BAWELL,

ATTOIVFV 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Illll L. E. BAGWELL Filed May 11, 1943 TOILET STUCTURE FOR BATHROOMS OR THE LIKE Oct. l2, l1943.

MJU H Patented Oct. 12, 1943 ToiLET STRUCTURE FOR BATHRooMs R THE LIKE Landrum E. Bagwell, Brevard, N. c.

Application May 11, 1943, Serial No. 486,562

9 Claims.

My invention relates to a toilet structure for bath rooms or the like.

An important object of the invention is to provide a toilet structureof the above mentioned character, wherein a bath tub, flush tank, lavatory bowl, and commode bowl are assembled to provide a unit, which is compact and convenient in use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fixture unit which may be securelyattached to the'tub and the commode bowl, and which will avoid manufacturing hazards.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fixture unit of the above mentioned character, which will support the ush tankand lavatory bowl unit. e

A further object of the invention is to provide a fixture unit of the above mentioned character, which 'will provide a counter vent and will meet the requirements of plumbingcodes throughout the country. v

A further object of the invention is to provide a fixture unit of the, above mentioned character, which may be used in connection with right or left tubs, and will also provide clean-out plugs.

A further object of the invention. is to provide a xture unit of theabove mentioned character, having a trap which is commento the drain of the commode bowl, the overflow ofthe tub, and the drain of the lavatory bowl.

A further object of the invention is to provide a xture unit of the above mentioned character, which is of simple construction, strong, and may be readily applied in place.

A further object of the invention is to improve upon the construction of the toilet structure shown in Patent 2,009,756, granted to me under the tub, lavatory bowl, v.flush tank and commodeA bowl, parts broken away, and parts in vertical section, l e

Figure 1a is a transverse section taken on line la--la of Figure 1,

Figure 2 is an end elevation ofthe combinedtub, lavatory bowl and fluid tank, with the commode bowl removed, parts broken` away,

Figure Sis a front elevation of the fixture unit,

y Y 'l Figure 4 is a horizontal section taken on line 4 4 of Figure 1, parts broken away.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral I designates a tub, having a skirt II extending down to the floor. This tub is of the usual size for bathing and includes a foot portion having a Vertical end wall I2, and an inclined lower portion I3.

A unit or casting is provided including a flush tank III and a lavatory bowl I5, and this unit is l mounted above and upon the foot end ofthe tub Iii, and extends longitudinally beyond the same. This unit includes a depending skirt Iii, engaging with or supported by the upper edge of the tub. The outer side of the skirt I6 is cut away, providing an opening I6', covered by a door Il.

I provide ya fixture unit I'I comprising an upper flush pipe I8 and a lower drain pipe I9. The pipe I8 has a curved portion 20 and thepipe I9 has a curved portion 2|, and these curved portions are preferably formed integral with each other and with a flange or disk 22, and reenforcing webs 22 andl 23', as shown. The opening of the curved portion 20 and the openingof the curved portion- 2l extendV through the face of the ilange 22, as shown. IThe fixture unit further comprisesv a trap-23, arranged upon the forward side of the vertical drain pipe I9,"and preferably formed integral therewith. This trap is arranged beneath the inclined bottom portion i3 of the tub. This trap includes a partition or web 24, to provide a water seal, and the trap hascommunication with the interior of the drain pipeS through anopening 25. Tubular bosses ,I 2G and'Z'Ilead into thebottom of the trap, upon its opposite sides and beneath thepartition 24, while tubular bosses 28 and 29 lead into the top of the trap, upon its opposite sides, rearwardly of the partition y211i, and above the opening 25. Formed integral with the intake or forward end of the trap 23 is a tubular horizontal arm 3U, havingV openings 3l in its top and bottom.- Formed integral with the vertical flush pipe- I8, near .its upper end, are horizontal rods or lugs diametrically oppositely arranged. f l The vertical end wall I2 of the tube is provided at its .top with downwardly facing hooks 33, rigidly secured thereto, and these hooks receive therein the lugs 32, and securely attach the upper end of the flushV pipe with the tub. The'spud end or tubular extension 34 which is rigidly secured'to the bottom ofthe flush tank and through-which the water discharges from the ush tank, extends into the upper end of the flush pipe I8. There is a clamping nut 35, having screw threaded engagement with the tubular extension 34, and clamping a cork washer to the upper end of the flush pipe I8, for forming a gas tight joint. At its bottom, adjacent to the wall I3, the tub has a tubular drain cage 31 in its drain opening and this drain cage has its top iianged and the cage extends through the openings 3| in the tubular arm 3B and has openings 38 for the escape of the water into the tubular arm 39. The top of the cage is open while its bottom is closed and the lower portion of the cage is threaded, at 39, for receiving a clamping nut 43. The cage therefore serves to rigidly attach the tubular arm with the bottom of the tub. Y

The numeral 4l designates a commode bowl, arranged transversely of the tub and having a flange 42, secured tothe flange 22 by bolts 43.

This bowl has a partition 44 forming a water seal or trap, and a water inlet 45 for receiving the water from the ilush pipe 8.

The tubular boss 25 has its screw threaded plug removed and receives therein one end of the drain pipe 4'6, which leads to the overiiow 41 of the tub, and has connection with a drain pipe 48, leading to the drain 49 of the lavatory bowl l5. The companion tubular boss 21vhas its screw` threaded plug 5U held therein.4 The screw threaded tubular boss 28 has its plug 5l held therein, while the corresponding plug is removed from the tubular boss 29 and a cross vent pipe 52 leads into the tubular boss 29. Y

At its bottom, the xture unit is belled, as shown at 53, and has a groove 54, for putty or packing, as ordinarily employed in stool installation. The iiush tank I4 is provided with the usual flush valve or ball to control the passage of water through the flush pipe |78, the bowl l5 has the usual drain valve, and the tub the usual overflow outlet. The usualmeans are employed to supply water to the flush tank, lavatory bowl and tub.

The fixture unit is illustrated as applied to a left tub. The fixture unitmay also be applied to a right tub, in which event the xture unitwould be reversed, the pipe 48 would be connected with the tubular boss 21 and the tubular boss 26 closed, while the pipe 52 would be connected with the tubular boss 28 and the tubular boss 29,closed. The plugs 50 and 5l may also `serve as clean-out plugs, as they may be` removed to provide openings leading to the trap.

It is thus seen that the nxture unit is securely attached to the tub at the top and bottom of the tub, and its lower end rests upon theoor, and will securely support the commode bowl and the flush tank and lavatory Vbowl unit, from the floor, The xture unit will also support the rear 'endof the lavatory bowl and iiush tank unit. `Since the trap 23 is common to the drain of the Jlavatory bowl and the overflow of the tub, one trap is eliminated, as two traps are ordinarily employed.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the sameand that various` changes in the` shape, size, 'and arrangement of parts, may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of my jinventionlor the scope of the subjoined claims. l Y

Having thus described my'invention, what is claimed is: i

`l. In a toilet structure; a tub having Aa drain* opening in its bottom and an overflow; a flush tank and lavatory bowl mounted upon the tub near the drain opening; a fixture unit including an upper ush pipe, a lower drain pipe, a flange connecting the adjacent inner ends of such pipes, a trap arranged upon one side of the drain pipe and secured thereto and discharging into the drain pipe, and a tubular arm connected with the trap and having openings in its top and bottom, the bottom of the fixture being adapted to rest upon the floor; a tubular cage mounted within the drain opening of the tub and extending through the openings in the top and bottom of the tubular arm and serving to connect the tubular arm with the bottom of the tub; a commode bowl having a trap and a .flange attached to the first named flange; a drain pipe for the lavatory bowl; an overow pipe for the tub, said overflow pipe being connected with the lavatory bowl drain pipe and leading into the lower portion of the trap; and a vent pipe leading into the top of the trap, said vent pipe serving to vent the trap and the drain pipen of the commode bowl.

2. In a toilet structure; a tub having a drain opening in its bottom and an overflow; a flush tank and lavatory bowl mounted upon the tub near the drain opening; a fixture unit including an upper flush pipe, a lower drain pipe, a flange connecting the adjacent inner ends of such pipes, a trap arranged upon one side oi the drain pipe and secured thereto and having its upper portion in communication with the drain pipe, and a tubular arm connected with the trap and having an opening in its top, the bottom of the fixture unit being adapted to rest upon the floor; a tubular cage mounted within the drain opening of the tub and extending through the opening in the top of the tubular arm and serving to connect the tubular arm with the bottom of the tub; means for attaching the upper portion of the flush pipe with the tub; a commode bowl having a trap and a ange attached to the iirst named ange; an overflow pipe for the tube leading into the lower portion of the trap; a drain pipe for the lavatory V bowl leading 4into the overilow piper; and a Vent pipe leadingintothe top of the trap, said vent pipe serving to vent the trap and the drain pipe of the commode bowl.

3. In a toilet fixtiue;` a tub having a drain opening in its bottom and an overflow near its end; downwardly facing spaced hooks secured to said end of the tub nearits top; a flush tank and lavatory bowl mounted upon the tub near the drain opening; a ixture unit including an upper flush pipe for the` flush tank, a lower drain pipe for a commode bowl, a flange connecting the adu jacent inner ends of such pipes, a trap arranged upon one side of the drain pipe and secured thereto 'and having its upper portion in conimunication with the drain pipe, a tubulaiarm connected with the upper portion of the trap and having an vopening in its top, lugs secured to the upper end of vthe flush pipe to engage within the hooks, the bottom of the xture unit being adapted to rest upon the floor; a tubular cage mounted within -the drain opening of the tub and extend-ing through the opening in the top of the tubular arm and serving to connect the tubular arm with the bottom oi` the tub; a commode bowl having a trap and a flange attached to the rst named ange, the commode bowl receivi-ng waterfrom the flush pipe and discharging water through the drain pipe; an overflow pipe for the tub leading i-n-to the lower portionof the trap; a drain pipe for the lavatory bowl leading into the overiiow pipe; and a vent pipe leading into the upper portion of the trap, said vent pipe serving to vent the trap and the drain f pipe of the commode bowl.

4. A xture unit comprising an upper flush pipe and a lowerdrain pipe having their inner ends connected and their bores separate, lugs carried by the flush pipe,r a trap secured to the drain pipe and having communication with the drain pipe above the liquid level of the trap, a

- of the commode bowl, a pipe leading into the A l vlower portion oi the trap and adapted for contubular arm connected with the trap and to lbe connected with a drain, means for connecting a vent pipe with the upper portion of the trap and next to the drain pipe, and means for connecting a pipe with the lower portion of the trap beneath the liquid level therein.

5. A xture unit comprising an upper iiush pipe and a lower drain pipe having laterally extending inner adjacent ends which are connected, the bores of the laterally extendingendssbeing separate, an attaching ange secured t such inner'ends, lugs carried by the upper portion of the flush pipe, a trap secured to the ventpipe and having communication with the vent pip-e through an opening disposed above the levelof the liquid within the trap, a tubular arm con'- nected with the upper portion of the trap and arranged remote from said opening, tub connecting means secured to the tubular arrn,sai`d trap being provided in its upper portion and next to the drain pipe with an opening for a vent pipe and in its lower portion with an opening fora water supply pipe. y

6. A xture unit comprising an upper ilush pipe and a lower drain pipe having their inner ends connected and their bores separate, a conimode bowl connecting means for such inner ends,

ings in its top and bottom, a tubular cage to be kmounted within'the drain opening of the tub and extending through the openings in the top and v bottom of the tubular arm and serving to connect the tubular arm with the bottom of the tub, the Ilange of the xture unit being adapted to engage with the ange of the commode bowl, means to secure the ange of the iixture unit to the flange nection with the overow ofthe tuband the drain of the lavatory bowl, and avent pipe leading into the top of the trap, said vent pipe serving tovent the trap and said drain "pipe, the lower end ofthe fixture unit resting upon the fioor to be supporte'dthereby.

8. A Afixture unit comprising an upper iiush K pipe and alower drain pipe arranged in end-to-k end relation and having their inner ends extending laterally and separate, said iiush pipe and drain pipe being rigidly connected, attaching a top connecting means for the flush pipe, a trap securedto the drain pipe and having communication with the drain pipe through an opening arranged above-the level of the liquid within the commode bowlV having a trap and an attaching- Aflange and a flush opening and a drain opening,

said xture unit comprising an upper ush pipe, a lower drain pipe, a flange connecting the adjacent ends of such pipes, a trap arranged upon one side of the drain pipe and secured thereto and discharging into the drain pipe, and a tubular arm connected With the trap and having openmeans secured tothe inner ends of the flush pipe and drain pipe, a trap arranged upon one side of thedrainpipe and rigidly secured'to the Y same and discharging into the drainV pipe at an elevation above the level of the liquid ywithin said trap, a tubular arm connected with the trap and having openingsy in its top and bottom, a tubular cage for insertion within the openings in tne top and bottom of the tubular arm, said trap having means in its lower portion for connection 'with ,s an overflow pipe andmeans in its top for connection with a vent pipe, the vent pipe serving to vent the trap and the drain pipe, the bottom end of the vent pipe and trap being arranged to rest upon the floor to be supported thereby.

9. A iixture unit comprising a Vertical body portionhaving its lower end adapted to rest upon the floor` said body portion comprising an upper Y iiush pipe and a 'lower drain pipe which are rigidly connected and have separate openings at their inner ends, lugs secured to the ush pipe, a trap arranged upon one side of the drain pipe and rigidly secured thereto, the drain pipe having an opening leading into the trap at an ele..

`vationl above the level of the liquid ywithin `the trap, said trap having a pipe connection leading into its lower portion below the liquid level therein, said trap having a` pipe connection leadingv into its upper portion above the level of the liquid therein, the last named pipe connection being arranged next to the drain pipe, and a generallyV horizontal tubular arm secured to the trap and leading into the trap above the level of the liquid therein and upon theA side thereof remote from the opening between the drain pipe and.,

trap, said tubular arm having an opening formed in its top to receive a coupling.

LANDRUM E.' BAGWELL. 

